2024/25 Orel Mangala

[MikeH72]

…looked plenty fit enough to me today. Defending like that for so long takes a tremendous effort. Chasing like that for 90mins, then through extended injury time with 10 men is such hard work.

Believe me, they are fit.

Well we totally gassed out after an hour against Spurs so if they are now fit enough to play at a high intensity for 100 minutes then that’s a testament to the work Moyes has done in a very short space of time to get them fit.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Well we totally gassed out after an hour against Spurs so if they are now fit enough to play at a high intensity for 100 minutes then that’s a testament to the work Moyes has done in a very short space of time to get them fit.

Looks like Eggs has been attending training seeing how quick he's legged it from this thread. Anyways hope it's nothing too serious for the lad, was coming into his own.

 

[rpm164]

Gutted for Mangala - he’s been solid in the middle all season. Knowing Everton’s luck it’ll be a bad one.

 

[Eggs]

Doucoure is hanging out his arse after 50 mins every game, do you think he's fit?

…ha, ha, that break in the 2nd half when Ndiaye ran 50 yards and slipped it inside to him and he fell over the ball. He was awful in possession but there was a spell in the first half where he literally get his foot in the way of dangerous situations on the edge of our own box and I said to my son you can see why Dyche and now Moyes selects him.

No idea about your 50mins observation. I’m sure whatever he does is clear from the ‘yards run’ stats the coaches have access to.

When we win games regularly without him is when we’ve progressed.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

…ha, ha, that break in the 2nd half when Ndiaye ran 50 yards and slipped it inside to him and he fell over the ball. He was awful in possession but there was a spell in the first half where he literally get his foot in the way of dangerous situations on the edge of our own box and I said to my son you can see why Dyche and now Moyes selects him.

No idea about your 50mins observation. I’m sure whatever he does is clear from the ‘yards run’ stats the coaches have access to.

When we win games regularly without him is when we’ve progressed.

...ha ha, absolutely clueless.

 

[Encoder]

Doucoure is hanging out his arse after 50 mins every game, do you think he's fit?

Um I'm happy to write of Doucoure as anomaly personally. He's runs like he's just had a substantial kebab + garlic mayo and a pint before kickoff every game. But despite his lack of pace I do think he can run for days (didn't catch todays game admittedly.)

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Um I'm happy to write of Doucoure as anomaly personally. He's runs like he's just had a substantial kebab + garlic mayo and a pint before kickoff every game. But despite his lack of pace I do think he can run for days (didn't catch todays game admittedly.)

So can Forrest Gump mate.

 

[Eggs]

...ha ha, absolutely clueless.

….he might well be but he’s earning big bucks

 

[Joey66]

….he might well be but he’s earning big bucks

Doucs repeatedly gave the ball away today - & you criticise him ?

 

[Eggs]

Doucs repeatedly gave the ball away today - & you criticise him ?

….that’s right, i criticised him, Joey My word, he’s awful in possession.

 

[Joey66]

….yep, I criticised him, Joey

Yet Doucs was appalling ?

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

….he might well be but he’s earning big bucks

Takes a lot of courage and commitment to be a professional sportsman, can't give it up too easy.

 

[Eggs]

Yet Doucs was appalling ?

….we won 1-0 with a backs-to-the-wall performance, A team performance of guts, attitude, commitment and organisation. I wouldn’t say a single player in our side today was appalling, well done to them all.

 

[Joey66]

….we won 1-0 with a backs-to-the-wall performance, A team performance of guts, attitude, commitment and organisation. I wouldn’t say a single player in our side today was appalling, well done to them all.

How Doucs starts is baffling to me .....slow & gives the ball away most times ....

 

[Eggs]

How Doucs starts is baffling to me .....slow & gives the ball away most times ....

…I don’t disagree but watch what he does when the team don’t have the ball and you see why Dyche and now Moyes select him.

I’m not defending him but I understand exactly why he plays. He’s almost embarrassing when he has the ball but I suspect his teammates appreciate him even if they must find him frustrating.